Copper nugget - Height: 3 cm - Width: 4 cm- 187 g - (1)

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Copper nugget from Michigan's Lake Superior Copper District, Central America and the Caribbean, weighing 187 g and measuring 7 × 4 × 3 cm.

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Copper is the chemical element with atomic number 29 and its symbol is Cu. It is the first element of group 11 in the periodic table, part of the d-block, and is therefore a transition element. Metallic copper is the second-best conductor of electricity after silver, followed by gold.
It is also called "red gold" because of its coloration. Copper is the metal that humanity has used for the longest time.
Copper was already known to some of the oldest civilizations for which we have evidence; the history of its use is estimated to be at least 10,000 years.

Copper nugget, from MICHIGAN'S LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, Central America and the Caribbean.

Weight: 187 g
Dimensions: 7x4x3 cm

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Copper is the chemical element with atomic number 29 and its symbol is Cu. It is the first element of group 11 in the periodic table, part of the d-block, and is therefore a transition element. Metallic copper is the second-best conductor of electricity after silver, followed by gold.
It is also called "red gold" because of its coloration. Copper is the metal that humanity has used for the longest time.
Copper was already known to some of the oldest civilizations for which we have evidence; the history of its use is estimated to be at least 10,000 years.

Copper nugget, from MICHIGAN'S LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, Central America and the Caribbean.

Weight: 187 g
Dimensions: 7x4x3 cm

Shipped with express courier (tracking)

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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Copper
Mineral form
nugget
Weight
187 g
Origin (region/city)
MICHIGAN'S LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT,
Country of origin
Middle America and Caribbean
Height
3 cm
Width
4 cm
Depth
7 cm
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Objects sold
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